Provincial Politics

Sask. leaders looking for an end to B.C. port strike

Saskatchewan's premier wants the federal government to step in and start "exploring all options" to end a strike of more than 7,000 workers at ports in B.C.The strike hit the one-week milestone Friday...

Jul 08, 2023

Former Sask. NDP leader to release book on COVID-19 response

Saskatchewan's former NDP leader has written a book on how the province responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.A press release for Ryan Meili's book, called "A Healthy Future: Lessons from the Frontlines ...

Jul 05, 2023

Electronic voting system to be tested in Saskatchewan

Elections in Saskatchewan could be going digital.Elections Saskatchewan issued its 2022-23 annual report on improving voting in the province. Included in the report is the idea to implement electronic...

Jul 01, 2023

Saskatchewan reports $1.58B surplus for ’22-23, pays down $1.5B of operating debt

Saskatchewan's finances were rosier in 2022-23 than expected.When the budget for that year was released, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the province would have an operating deficit of $463 milli...

Jun 29, 2023

SaskPower starts power pole inspections in the North

SaskPower started its annual inspection of wooden power poles and will be looking at thousands in the North over the next couple of months.The Crown corporation said it will inspect nearly 97,000 pole...

Jun 27, 2023

Tourism Saskatchewan looking to change northern lights from niche market to popular attraction

The province is hoping to entice more people to visit by promoting opportunities to see the aurora borealis.More commonly known as the northern lights, Tourism Saskatchewan considers it a niche market...

Jun 23, 2023

Privacy breached for thousands after immigration software update

Information on thousands of applicants and clients of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) was released in a privacy breach earlier this year.According to the Ministry of Immigration and ...

Jun 23, 2023

Northern Sask. students among 100 trade scholarship winners

Roughly 100 apprentice and trade scholarships are being given to Saskatchewan students including several from north central and northern Saskatchewan.The scholarships are awarded annually to graduatin...

Jun 23, 2023

Planned Parenthood suspended from school presentations by Ministry of Education

A set of what appears to be explicit alphabet cards left in a high school classroom has Planned Parenthood in hot water with some parents, and now with the provincial government as well.Education Mini...

Jun 23, 2023

Northern highways benefit from this year’s provincial paving work

Pavement sealing work is underway in the province and it includes hundreds of kilometres of road in northern Saskatchewan.On Thursday, the Ministry of Highways said about $25 million of the $776 milli...

Jun 22, 2023